Gene Armand Rivera
Technology Leader & Solutions Architect
27
Years
Professional Technology Experience
6
Industries
Insurance, real estate, telecoms, embedded systems, lead generation and consumer web
3
Disciplines
Engineering, Operations, Leadership
Profile
Technology professional and team leader with extensive experience spanning software engineering, systems administration, infrastructure and project delivery.
Experienced in translating business requirements into practical technical solutions, leading teams, managing client relationships and overseeing systems throughout their lifecycle.
Combines a strong engineering foundation with hands-on experience in technical management, solution architecture, technical operations and product delivery.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Systems and solution design
- AI-assisted development and support workflows
- Software development lifecycle
- API and third-party integrations
- Platform implementation and migration
- Technical problem-solving
- Systems and infrastructure administration
- Linux and Unix environments
- Server deployment and maintenance
- Backup, security and monitoring
- Automation and continuous deployment
- Team leadership and coordination
- Project and delivery management
- Client and stakeholder management
- Requirements and business analysis
- Release planning and resource coordination
Experience
Implementation Manager / Team Lead
uBind / Aptiture Digital
Lead implementation and product delivery for insurance technology solutions on the uBind platform, with team leadership responsibilities covering up to 10 developers.
- Led the migration of Padlock from a PHP-based platform to uBind without service interruption, including the transfer of data, client accounts and insurance policies.
- Integrated AI tools (Codex, Claude, Jev) into feature development, coding and ticket resolution, including client support, as part of a company-wide initiative.
- Enabled the team to work on multiple products in parallel, more than doubling productivity.
- Lead and coordinate development teams responsible for implementing and maintaining configurable insurance products.
- Support approximately 20 concurrently running products, distributing responsibilities across sub-teams to maintain manageable workloads and delivery.
- Translate client requirements into product specifications, implementation plans and development priorities.
- Oversee insurance product capabilities covering quotations, policy issuance, adjustments, renewals and claims.
- Previously managed CGU insurance products including MyMarine, Padlock, uBuild and REI by IAG, and took over previously vacant PHP projects, providing technical direction and continuity.
- Work with clients and internal teams to address requirements, issues and product improvements.
Systems Administrator, Project Manager and Senior Developer
MyEstate / Cubbi Enterprises
Held responsibilities across software development, project management and systems administration for real estate management platforms.
- Designed and developed configurable JavaScript and PHP SDKs for OAuth2-authenticated REST APIs, allowing new API resources to be added through configuration rather than extensive code changes.
- Developed a continuous deployment module integrating GitHub and Slack for automated deployment to development and production servers.
- Coordinated project planning, feature requirements, release schedules and development priorities.
- Developed PromisePay integration for automated rental payments.
- Managed server administration, SSL monitoring, database backups and infrastructure maintenance.
- Contributed to system and database design, file library development and access-control implementation.
Freelance PHP Developer and Systems Administrator
GlobalStorm Media
Led development and infrastructure work for a multi-protocol lead-forwarding gateway and supporting server environment.
- Designed and developed a gateway integrating multiple third-party APIs for lead forwarding and conversion.
- Handled Linux server installation, security management and maintenance.
- Implemented partner programs with conditional routing and algorithmic rotation of third-party API connections.
- Administered the Git backup repository and supporting infrastructure.
Senior PHP Developer
iWebmasters OffShoring.com
Developed web-based community, messaging and tracking applications.
- Built community and social platforms, including online message boards, the DollWorld chat and avatar engine, and the Together Jamaica dating platform.
- Developed Hound Tracker, a referral tracking and reporting system.
- Together Jamaica features included registration, profiles, messaging and photo galleries.
- Hound Tracker included CSV import and export capabilities.
Senior Systems Developer / Project Team Lead
Intex Holdings Corporation
Worked across enterprise systems, infrastructure, open-source deployment and technical training.
- Led development of TIBSAQ, a project monitoring system for site acquisition, telecommunications implementation and in-building solutions.
- Designed project milestone tracking and recognized revenue reporting.
- Evaluated and recommended open-source solutions, including a company-wide Ubuntu Linux deployment.
- Conducted Linux, open-source, network administration and security training for IT educators and corporate representatives under the Philippine Open Source Initiative (POSITIVE).
- Led implementation of IMPACT, an internal collaboration portal based on eGroupware.
- Participated in corporate infrastructure development, including data center networking.
- Managed company and subsidiary websites.
Software Developer / Programmer / Team Lead
Evolution Services Incorporated
Built a foundation in software engineering, embedded systems, telecommunications and infrastructure development.
- Led development of MEDUSA, a configurable SMSC interface supporting multiple telecommunications messaging protocols.
- Designed and implemented Txt2Home, a messaging solution connecting remote ships with Philippine mobile networks through Iridium satellite communications.
- Designed and developed embedded Linux server solutions, including DNS, mail, proxy, authentication and firewall services.
- Worked on NETTREK and WEBSURFER embedded web appliances using C, Perl and QNX.
- Developed software components including IPC management, browser functionality, email clients, VoIP and chat applications.
- Designed and implemented video streaming infrastructure for Singapore American School.
- Participated in software testing, debugging and pre-release quality assurance.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
PHP
JavaScript
Linux
REST APIs
OAuth2
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Git
Codex
Claude
Jev
C
C++
C#
Java
Perl
Bash
VB.NET
Includes technologies used in earlier projects and throughout different stages of professional development; not all represent current day-to-day tools.
CodeIgniter
Symfony
Microsoft SQL Server
SQLite
Unix
Windows
QNX
TCP/IP
SMTP
POP3
IMAP
Jira
Mavenlink
Trello
Slack
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Mapúa Institute of Technology · Manila, Philippines